Fog Blog Ottawa Twisters Log:

2 TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH THE OTTAWA - GATINEAU AREA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON....LEAVING HOMES DESTROYED AND 100,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER!......bout 100,000 Hydro Ottawa customers are still without power a day after two twisters ripped through the area and neighbouring Quebec — and the city's mayor is warning residents it could take days to fully restore service to those neighbourhoods hit hardest by the storm.In addition to destroying some of the city's electrical infrastructure, the tornadoe

s sent five people to local hospitals — two are in critical condition, one is in serious condition and the other two are stable. Others in neighbouring Gatineau, on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River, were also transported to hospital with injuries.Speaking to reporters Saturday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said the storm has plunged large swaths of the city into darkness after the Hydro One-owned Merivale substation was badly damaged by high winds, disconnecting parts of the city from the provincial transmission grid.Watson said the Merivale substation cannot be fixed easily, meaning there will be prolonged outages until crews can first clear out substantial debris and then make the necessary repairs.